AND TYPES OP EGGS. 



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One species of Garrulcue and three species of TrocJialopteron are found in 

 the hills of south India. The rest are all from the northern mountains. 

 The nests are always in small trees or bushes in thick woods, never 

 in open country. The eggs of one or two species are pure white ; but the 

 general colour of eggs of the various kinds of Garrulax is unspotted 

 blue, sometimes pale, sometimes a very deep rich shade. In TrocJia- 

 lopteron the eggs are blue, sometimes unspotted. In one case (Zl phee- 

 niceum) they are scrawled and streaked ; but the usual type is that of 

 the English song thrush {T. musious) blue, with a few conspicuous 

 dark spots. 



Bar wings, {Actinodura). — Are confined to the eastern Hima- 

 layas and Khasia hills. They frequent forests, and though they breed 

 on the ground, they are very arboreal in their habits. They occur usually 

 from 3,000 to 10,000 feet elevations, and do not migrate. Their eggs 

 are very little known. 



SibiajS, {Sibia). — Are only found in the Himalayas and Khasia 

 hills. They are noisy, do not migrate, and are strictly arboreal in their 

 habits. The eggs are clouded and somewhat streaked on an ashy ground. 



BaibblsrS, (AcanthoptUa, Malacocercus, Layardia, Chattarhced). 

 — Ai-e some of the commonest and most widely spread birds in India. 

 The genus Acantkoptila is confined to the Himalayas and is very little 

 known. The others are plains birds, only one {M. malabaricus) being 

 confined to the hilly portions of south India. They are to be found 

 everywhere feeding chiefly on the ground and flitting about in brush- 

 wood in small parties, being of gregarious habits ; though the nests are 

 always solitary. They lay unspotted blue eggs. One species (C earlii) 

 is almost a reed-babbler, and is seldom found far from water. It fre- 

 quents reeds and long grass among which its nest is placed. 



Reed babblers, (Megalwus, Chcetornis, Schmnicola, Etiryeercus) . 

 — Are very local ; partly gregarious and only found in marshy tracts. 

 Some of them appear to migrate, but their habits are not well known. 

 The eggs are usually spotted on a white ground, but more information 

 is required. 



BulbulS, (Hypsepetes, Hemixos, Alcurus, Criniger, Ixos, Kelaar- 

 tia, Rubigula, Br'aehvpodius, Otocompsa, Pycnonoius., Fhyllornis, lord) . — 

 The Malayan region is the head-quarters of the bulbul family, 

 but no less than, twenty-seven difierent kinds are found in India. They 

 are found everywhere, and where, found are permanent residents. Some 



